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u.s. special envoy to the middle east george mitchell. he wasn't speaking in the past several months. that was almost exactly two years ago after another flare-up between israel and hamas and another round of peace talks with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and hosni mubarak then. >> here we are two years. >> across the region for an outcome that bolsters security for the people of israel, improves conditions for the people of gaza, and moves toward a comprehensive peace for all people of the region. >>> egypt still playing a significant role in the peace process. peace talks not much happening now, hasn't happened in a while, when brings us to senator george mitchell joining us for a perspective. senator mitchell, thanks very much for coming in. is it credible to think that the israelis and hamas can reach some sort of truce, if you will, that's lasting as opposed to some temporary cease-fire? >> well, i certainly think they can reach a truce. whether it will be longlasting or not is
u.s. special envoy to the middle east george mitchell. he wasn't speaking in the past several months. that was almost exactly two years ago after another flare-up between israel and hamas and another round of peace talks with the israeli prime minister netanyahu and hosni mubarak then. >> here we are two years. >> across the region for an outcome that bolsters security for the people of israel, improves conditions for the people of gaza, and moves toward a comprehensive peace for...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable t outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur. we are watching with some trepidation to see what may occur over the next hour. we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed with tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived for peace talks. >> the goal must be a durable t outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. >> and that is what the last 24 hours have looked like, again, breaking news this evening, a series of massive explosions have really rocked central gaza city over the last hour or two. and we -- it is often the time when some of the biggest explosions occur....
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the u.s. and egyptians, i think most of the international community, they want to make sure that israel doesn't do it. the israelis don't want to do it either, i'm told, but the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he keeps saying that in order to keep the rockets and missiles from coming in, they might have to do it. >> the death toll now in gaza, palestinian officials say, is 137. people killed so far in the seven, now eight days going into this conflict. the official death toll for israel is five. one idf soldier was killed today and that's the first soldier killed by a rocket fired from gaza. i'm joined by arwa damon, ben wedeman here in gaza city. arwa, you have really been looking at what life is like for civilians here, and the blasts that we saw earlier really bring home the difficulty so many civilians face because people don't necessarily know where a hamas rocket battery may be or where hamas officials may be living or who's inside what building. even news groups which are operating
the u.s. and egyptians, i think most of the international community, they want to make sure that israel doesn't do it. the israelis don't want to do it either, i'm told, but the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he keeps saying that in order to keep the rockets and missiles from coming in, they might have to do it. >> the death toll now in gaza, palestinian officials say, is 137. people killed so far in the seven, now eight days going into this conflict. the official death toll for...
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u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key word being used by the administration. during a brief press conference with prime minister netanyahu, there was no mention of a cease-fire. netanyahu said israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend itself. and egypt, which is brokering a deal between the two sides, cancelled a press conference where officials were expected to announce a deal with terms for a cease-fire. tomorrow, secretary clinton meets with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas and then will fly to egypt to speak with president mohamed morsi. that is going to be a very interesting conversation, because, of course, as so man
u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem tonight. she arrived late and went straight to a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> america's commitment to israel's security is rock-solid, and unwavering. that is why we believe it is essential to deescalate the situation in gaza. >> deescalate the situation in gaza. what does deescalate mean? there was a spade of rockets just a moment ago, but yet that's the key word being used by the administration. during a...
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i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions, incoming. if you hear anything, let us know. there are critics of this agreement already who are saying, look, this is a return to the status quo that existed before this latest flare-up of the conflict began, some eight or nine days ago. how will anything be different? within 24 hours of this cease-fire, the borders are supposed to reopen to the way they were before, but there is still essentially a blockade in effect now. >> the blockade as far as the border with israel is concerned is not going to change. there is -- that's reall
i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions,...
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even though u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in cairo now trying to push forward a cease-fire, we're not cease anything here in gaza that could be described as a cease-fire. >> christiane amanpour had a intervause with khalid michel. she says the bottom line is they're not claiming responsibility, but they're praising it must be saying it must be revenge for the dalo family. why might this leader might be connecting the two? >> i think what we have seen in the past is it was not done by any of their members, but it's a natural reaction, the phrase used by one hamas officials to the situation in gaza, specifically referring to the fact of delu fact, and the largest fatalities since the beginning of this eight-day conflict. >>> ben wedeman, thank you so much. >>> still ahead, we're waiting for secretary of state hillary clinton speak. we'll bring you her comments live. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. wha
even though u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is in cairo now trying to push forward a cease-fire, we're not cease anything here in gaza that could be described as a cease-fire. >> christiane amanpour had a intervause with khalid michel. she says the bottom line is they're not claiming responsibility, but they're praising it must be saying it must be revenge for the dalo family. why might this leader might be connecting the two? >> i think what we have seen in the past is it...
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i think the spotlight is going to be on u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who is now in the region. if you think you have a busy day today, consider mrs. clinton's itinerary. this morning she met with u.s. secretary of state general ban ki-moon in jerusalem, 9:30 a.m. met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah, 11:00 a.m. she met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem again. and now, she's on her way here to cairo. all in an effort to see what we can do, what washington can do, to establish a cease-fire. whenever these conflicts flare up in the middle east, washington wants to be seen as playing a major role. but the problem with washington's role is they have no relationship with hamas. obviously, washington considers hamas a terrorist organization and that is probably why it's been easier over the past several days, but has really emerged as playing the role of lead peacemaker. they obviously have strong links with hamas, hamas was borne out of the muslim brotherhood. egypt also has a p
i think the spotlight is going to be on u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who is now in the region. if you think you have a busy day today, consider mrs. clinton's itinerary. this morning she met with u.s. secretary of state general ban ki-moon in jerusalem, 9:30 a.m. met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah, 11:00 a.m. she met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem again. and now, she's on her way here to cairo. all in an effort to see what we can do,...
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the u.s. get involved in that? >> i think so. >> how? >> we have to work with america and other members of the national community and regional actors as well. >> is egypt on board? >> i hope so. ultimately it must be remembered iran and gaza don't have a common border. and if we can intercept weapon shipments to gaza preventing them from arriving at gaza into the hands of the tourists, that's the best thing we can do. >> from what we heard from the prime minister, your body language, from others, you're pretty upbeat that this might work. >> i'm upbeat that there's a cease-fire and it's quiet and that this conflict is over. but i do know the following, hamas is a very determined enemy. and this could fall apart. i'm grateful that we now have a time-out that life can go back to normal. and i can assure you israel will standby our obligations in the framework of these understanding. i think these understands which the egyptians have proposed form a basis that i hope can bring a long period of pe
the u.s. get involved in that? >> i think so. >> how? >> we have to work with america and other members of the national community and regional actors as well. >> is egypt on board? >> i hope so. ultimately it must be remembered iran and gaza don't have a common border. and if we can intercept weapon shipments to gaza preventing them from arriving at gaza into the hands of the tourists, that's the best thing we can do. >> from what we heard from the prime...
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the u.s. seems to be broadening its role. the key role the u.s. is going to play here is with its sway over israel. obviously, israel and washington are best friends. washington has a lot of influence with israel. but the problem is, washington does not have a relationship with hamas. the u.s. sees hamas as a terrorist group, of course. i think that's where egypt could play a significant role here. look for secretary clinton to push egypt, its president, mohamed morsi, to get hamas to make some concessions to possibly hammer out a cease fire. yesterday egyptian officials were optimistic that a cease fire would come. today, it's not the case. all parties here seem to be continuing the push to hammer out some sort of truce while the violence seems to be escalating. >> reza sayah for us in cairo this morning. thank you. appreciate that. >>> couple of new things to tell you. the white house has a statement now on the bus explosion saying this. the united states condemns today's terrorist attack on a bus in tel aviv. our thoughts and prayers are with t
the u.s. seems to be broadening its role. the key role the u.s. is going to play here is with its sway over israel. obviously, israel and washington are best friends. washington has a lot of influence with israel. but the problem is, washington does not have a relationship with hamas. the u.s. sees hamas as a terrorist group, of course. i think that's where egypt could play a significant role here. look for secretary clinton to push egypt, its president, mohamed morsi, to get hamas to make some...